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Types of Lines Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 10: Types of lines · Set 910 · 40 questions
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Artist's tip (Trace it in the air): Zigzag = sharp points, wavy = smooth bumps, spiral = winds round, dotted = gaps, straight = no bends. Horizontal = lying flat, vertical = standing up, diagonal = slanting. Feelings: horizontal calm, vertical strong, diagonal moving, zigzag excited, curved gentle.

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  1. 1.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a falling tree (d) a person standing tall
  4. 4.True or false: a jalebi looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) a laser beam (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a ruler’s edge
  6. 6.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a spiral
  7. 7.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  8. 8.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  13. 13.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  15. 15.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
  16. 16.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a leaning ladder (c) a table top (d) a standing tree trunk
  17. 17.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  19. 19.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  20. 20.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  21. 21.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  23. 23.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  25. 25.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
  26. 26.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
  27. 27.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  28. 28.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a wriggling snake (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a snail shell
  29. 29.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) dashes on a road (c) a wriggling snake (d) a laser beam
  30. 30.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a laser beam (b) a wriggling snake (c) stitches on cloth (d) a tightly pulled rope
  32. 32.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a lightning bolt (c) a snail shell (d) a wriggling snake
  33. 33.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
  35. 35.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
  37. 37.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  38. 38.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  39. 39.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a falling tree (d) a leaning ladder
  40. 40.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. the edge of a calm sea
  4. False
  5. ocean waves
  6. a spiral
  7. zigzag line
  8. True
  9. True
  10. False
  11. False
  12. vertical
  13. True
  14. dotted or broken line
  15. curved lines
  16. a table top
  17. True
  18. vertical lines
  19. spiral line
  20. horizontal
  21. True
  22. horizontal
  23. True
  24. vertical lines
  25. dotted or broken line
  26. spiral line
  27. horizontal
  28. the teeth of a saw
  29. a lightning bolt
  30. wavy line
  31. a wriggling snake
  32. stitches on cloth
  33. False
  34. horizontal lines
  35. horizontal
  36. straight line
  37. vertical
  38. diagonal
  39. a standing tree trunk
  40. False

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